Chapter 7
Over the next few weeks, Patrick and Sabrina began spending more time together outside of the hospital. Patrick was surprised by how much he wanted to be around her. They had become friends in truth and he was really enjoying it. He never even thought about the stupid drunken bet he made anymore unless Matt made a comment. Whenever Matt brought it up, Patrick sidestepped the issue, refusing to give his brother any info on the status of his friendship with Sabrina, which he actually liked keeping private.
Sabrina was cooking dinner for her and Patrick, who had become her best friend (next to Felix of course) over the past few weeks. Once she let down her guard, Sabrina found that she and Patrick had a lot in common and that "Patrick the man" was different than "Dr Drake, renowned neurosurgeon". When she heard a knock on the door, she ran to open it and was startled by the person on the other side. "Carlos?"
"Ola, Sabrina," he said, just before pulling her into a kiss.
Sabrina pushed him away. "What are you doing?!"
"Kissing my girl."
Sabrina crossed her arms and stated, "I haven't been your girl since we broke up in Puerto Rico. You do remember that, don't you?"
Carlos put a hand to his chest all wounded-like. "How could I forget the worst day of my life?"
"What are you even doing here anyway, Carlos?"
"A work opportunity came up here in town and I jumped at the chance to see you… So, chica, are you gonna let me in or not?"
a few hours later...
After dinner, Patrick and Sabrina were sitting on the couch drinking wine when he said, "What's up, Sabrina? You've been acting weird all night."
Sabrina poured herself more wine. "Nothing. Just a little preoccupied, I guess."
"Over what?"
"My ex showed up out of the blue from Puerto Rico. He just took me by surprise."
"Wait... You mean the guy you dumped years ago for being a jerk is here? Why?"
"Business."
When she didn't elaborate, he said, "And? ... You wouldn't be acting so weird if that was all to the story."
"Eh, it isn't even relevant..." Longing to change the subject, she said "So, what movie do you want to watch?"
"Hold on. There must be something else." Patrick then said jokingly, "If I didn't know any better, I would think you're all tied in knots because he announced that he wanted you back."
When he laughed, Sabrina didn't. "Sabrina? That's it, isn't it? He came here and announced he wanted you back."
"Yeah, you could say that..."
"What happened?"
"He kissed me."
"He... Kissed ... You?"
"Uh-huh. Took me by surprise. Afterward, he said he was an idiot for acting the way he did and that he's sorry. He still loves me and he wants me back."
Patrick abruptly stood up. "So... He kissed you? ... And he wants you back?"
"That about sums it up." Sabrina eyed him suspiciously when he started pacing. "Patrick, are you okay?"
"Fine," Patrick said in a high pitched voice.
"Are you sure?" She said as she stood up and grabbed the empty wine bottle to take back to the kitchen. "Because..."
"What?"
"Well... It's almost as if you are jealous…" When Patrick got a funny look on his face, Sabrina laughed self-deprecatingly and continued, "But, that's completely ridiculous because we're only frien..."
Sabrina never finished her sentence because she was too busy being kissed by Patrick.